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GR 10 GEOMORPHOLOGY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is the study of the Earth’s landforms, their origin and processes that have created them.

2.

Which layers makes out the Earth?

a)

core, mantle, crust

b)

inner and outer layers

c)

atmosphere, hydrosphere, stratosphere

3.

The layer where people live.

a)

The inner core of the Earth

b)

The Mantle of the Earth

c)

The outer layer of Earth’s crust

d)

The inner layer of Earth's crust

4.

Which part of the crust is made mainly of granite rocks, is the thicker layer with a low density. Rich in silicon and aluminium and are called sial.

a)

The oceanic crust

b)

The outer core

c)

The inner core

d)

The continental crust

5.

The oceanic crust: made mainly of basalt rocks, is thin with a high density. Rich in silicon and magnesium and are called ...

(a)  

6.

Layer of Earth that consists of plastic or semi-fluid rock material.

a)

Mantle

b)

Outer core

c)

Inner core

d)

Crust

7.

Where is the lithosphere situated?

a)

Above the ocean

b)

In the ocean

c)

Under the crust

d)

Above the crust

8.

Where is the asthenosphere situated?

a)

Below the Crust

b)

Below the lithosphere

c)

Above the ocean

d)

Above sea level

9.

Rock type that forms when molten rock material cools and hardens.

(a)  

10.

Rock type forms from fragments of other rocks that have been compressed and hardened.

a)

Molten rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Sedimentary rock:

11.

Rock type that develop from igneous or sedimentary rocks that have been altered by heat and pressure.

a)

Molten rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Igneous rock

12.

Which rock is intrusive?

a)

Dolerite

b)

Basalt

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Dolemite

13.

The (a)   in the igneous rocks gives them a shiny appearance.

14.

What is the fluid inside the Earth called before it reaches the Earths surface as lava?

a)

Magma

b)

Crystals

15.

Fossils are found in (a)   rocks

16.

These rocks do not break easily

a)

oceanic rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

magma rock

17.

True or false: Metamorphic rock melt to become Igneous rock.

(a)  

18.

Rocks which are on the surface of the Earth are (a)   and their material becomes eroded and transported to a place of deposition.

19.

Large dome shaped area of igneous rock formed deep in the crust and which has been exposed at the surface as a result of weathering and erosion.

a)

Lopolith

b)

Batholith

c)

Monolith

d)

Sedolith

20.

Intrusions of magma that bulge and form a dome shape.

a)

Laccolith

b)

Monolith

c)

Batholith